Designed by Modjeski & Masters and completed in 1960, it has six spans and a main span of 350.75 metres (1,150.8 ft) totaling 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) across the Saint Lawrence River and Saint Lawrence Seaway.

The Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority is a New York State public-benefit corporation.

The bridge was designed for heavy loads and has a weight capacity of 105,000 pounds (48,000 kg).

The Ogdensburg–Prescott Border Crossing connects the cities of Ogdensburg, New York and Johnstown, Ontario at the Ogdensburg–Prescott International Bridge.

Viewers then accused Harper of trying to pass off the scenery as the Halifax harbour due to the undeniable similarities between the Ogdensburg-Prescott bridge and the A. Murray MacKay Bridge in the Halifax harbour.